Question

Outline the changes brought about by the assembly in August - September 1789

Answer 1

Or What landmark decisions were taken by the National Assembly led by the third estate on the 4th August, 1789? Answer: On June, 1789 the representatives of the third estate declared themselves as a National Assembly. They drafted a Constitution for France.

Answer 2

Answer:

Special privileges of the nobles were abolished. Inherited titles such as prince, baron, duke were abolished, too.

The King had to accept a ‘Civil Constitution of the Clergy’.

Churchmen were to be elected by the local people. They were paid by the state and had to promise loyalty to the state.

Church lands were taken over by the state and sold to peasants at low prices. But much land also ended up in the hands of rich bankers and business people.

New paper money (the assignats) was introduced. This new money quickly lost its value because of the economic and political crisis.

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